Contract Notes

On July 26, 2017 Brandon Linder signed a 5 year extension worth $51,703,000 with $24,000,000 in guarantees. Linder received a $5 million roster bonus upon signing and his first two year base salaries are guaranteed. There are annual per game roster bonuses in Linder's contract. Linder had one year remaining on his prior contract at the time of the extension, which brings the total value to $53.5 million over 6 seasons. Linder's 2017 salary cap charge increased by about $9.14 million.

Current Contract

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year

Age

Base Salary

Prorated Bonus

Roster Bonus

Per Game Roster Bonus

Guaranteed Salary

CapNumber

Cap %

Dead Money & Cap Savings

2017

25

$5,500,000

$133,400

$5,000,000

$500,000

$10,500,000

$11,070,900

6.6%

2018

26

$9,000,000

$0

$0

$500,000

$9,000,000

$9,406,250

5.3%

2019 📝

March 17: $4.5 million injury guarantee vests to full guarantee (skill/cap/injury).